My Thoughts

Looking back at the differences between biodiversity and cultural diversity, we know that biodiversity refers to all living things on earth while cultural diversity refers to the quality of diverse or different cultures. The issues of biodiversity are related to the idea of threats to cultural diversity. Including language and traditional knowledge, the loss of cultural diversity ultimately links to the loss of biodiversity. Interesting enough, the creators of biological knowledge are the Indigenous people. I believe that governing bodies should be actively involved in protecting cultural diversity. The Mexican Chapter of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal recently called the Mexican government to completely ban the planting of corn in the country (genetically modified). Since corn is considered a stable crop in our country, the government had no problem with following through with this action. The ban of planting corn will potentially end the decrease in various kinds of plant and animal species. Ultimately, there could be other options in regards to the relationship between biodiversity and cultural diversity. I truly believe the loss of cultural diversity links to the loss of biodiversity because of the innovators being the Indigenous people. Who else would it be?

Japan and Brazil have together become team players in the world. Japan has a tremendous impact on Brazil at three different levels: through the Brazilians of Japanese ancestry, through the effects of the present recession in Japan, and through third party players. Japan has also culturally and economically affected Brazil. They helped Brazil increase production and accomplish various things that were thought of as impossible. Although the Japanese are culturally different than the Brazilians, they influenced Brazil through economic events like market economies. You would never really think that two countries like Japan and Brazil would come together by economic standpoints. Global interdependence works all kinds of different ways and will potentially shape the lives of people every day.

Hi everyone!I just finished creating a report about the status of education regarding Brazil, which you will find on my Political and Economics page. I invite you to make comments on it. I believe you will find it very factual and interesting. Thank you, and I look forward to hearing what you have to say!

It is normal for women to work in Brazil. They have the same legal right as men and also have similar jobs. The percentage of women working outside of their homes has increased over the years. Women in Brazil are still considered to be in charge of their home such as, cleaning, making food for the family, and taking care of the kids. Today, roughly 60 percent of women finish school. This leads to women having better jobs than others. In just one of hour of a woman’s work, it is worth a fourth less than that of a man in Brazil. Rather than “mirroring” differences like education, the wage gap seems to reflect discriminatory practices and social norms. Although, Brazil’s Constitution still entitles men and women.On November 21st, the World Economic Forum released a study indicating that the country had put aside their gender differences in education and health treatment but that women still fall behind in salaries and political influence. According to the Labor and Employment Ministry, women were paid 30 percent less than men. Although the law prohibits discrimination against women, there are still many issues of women’s salaries and jobs.In 1932, women gained the right to vote under the same literacy requirements as men. Biologist Bertha Lutz led the Brazilian women’s suffrage movement. In 2006, women accounted for 51.5 percent of all Brazilian voters. Although there is major participation of women in the elections, the percentage of women who become Federal deputies continues to be fairly low. I believe money cannot buy happiness. It is important to achieve high living standards. Men and women have the same legal rights and it should remain that way. Brazilian women are very aggressive just as men are in both their business and personal lives. Each can do what the other can do.